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Monday, April 3, 2017

Pets: Are they common in all cultures?

Often, we might assume that having some type of pet is common across the world; however, is this really the case? In my family, we have two dogs, a cat, a bearded dragon (lizard), and fish, but this is due in part to helping my kids learn how to care for animals, available space, and a love for animals. But what about you and people in your culture? Are there certain types of pets that people often have? Are there any pets that people don't have due to cultural values or religion? Share your ideas.

Yes i think that having animals are different because of culthures, as example: in Egypt, the majority of people are crazy about about keeping birds like chicken, and birds like pigeons and sparrows. and rarly to find who keeping animals like dog and cats.

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Cats and dogs are also the most popular pets here in Brazil. Now as for problems concerning cultural values or religion, I don't think we have any problem with that.I, myself, have a pet dog. My wife and I love dogs but we can afford to have only one right now because we live in a small apartment. This dog is like a sun to us.

Hello, I am student. In my country, dogs and cats are common pet. But some people have reptiles and ferocious animals. Most people cherish pet, but a few people don't take care of pets to the end. The pets become homeless and some of them are killed.I think people who have pet must take care of pets to end.

Hi! In Mexico in general the common pets are dogs and cats. Also some people prefer exotic pets. In general people have other different animals like lizards, hurons, rabbits, small chikens, mouses, snakes, birds.I think the most important is care of your pet, doen's matter if it is a common or uncommon pet.

In Korea, people who have pets are increasing. I had an experience taking care of pets 3years ago. They were Red Poodle and Miniature Schnauzer. I had a happy time with them. They were very cute. However, the reason why I don't have any pets now is that I was not a good pet owner. I love my pets, but I was a lazy person at that time and still I am, so I'm afraid to have pets.

Hi I am Duarte, from São Paulo State, Brasil.Here is a good climate, average 25°C temperature.Brasilians love animals and the most of them have dogs. We need to stay secure give them the correct healthy way, like exercises, love, food, clean place, etc. My family has two turtles, fishes, two dogs we named dutchhund or cofapinhos. We have brasilian gamefowl too, the most impressive breed I have seem, for their great beauty and energy. My animals are loved by us full of respect.

Here in Vietnam people adopt pets for several reasons. A part of people who live in countryside raise dogs to look after their houses and cats to catch mice. But in the city, people adopt special types of dogs like Chihuahua as pets. Some families have pet cats and fish. My sister has two fish tanks and her daughter plays with the fish all day. This has given her the love to animals. I think we should educate our future generation the love to the nature so that they will converse it.Adopting pets has its advantages and also disadvantages. I did mention the advantages above. But there are also some disadvantages such as: pets are the cause to spread some diseases and sometimes they cause problems for your house order.But in sum, if you have enough conditions to adopt pets, do not miss the chance.

Hi everybody! In Colombia the most common pets are dogs, but you can also find people who like cats, ornamental birds, or even exotic animals, altough the last ones are now under protection and control of environmental authorities. In some places of the country there are people who still hunt endangered species. It's regrettable.

except for cats and rabbits , I really don't like another animals . as for dogs , It's dirty and our religion Islam taught us not to touch or even approach to them , 'cause they've a hidden germ that might cause serious damage on human's bodies. If you accidentally touch a dog, you ought to clean your whole body by water with 6 times , and the seventh time should be cleaned with sand. otherwise, the germs will enter your body.Sorry Randal, but this is my own opinion.

hi im parisain my country keeping pet animals such as birds cat and dog is not really strange and som family have them with themselves but its rarely to pamper the pet animals as much as the western do.they just keep and look after them in a casual way.and most of the people avoid to keep some untidy animals like dogs because our religion prohibit to be in touch with.

As to domestic pets, I think that people should strive to keep those common animals that can be kept at home; viz. dogs, cats, and so on. My culture and my religion do not prohibit me from having animals. But I am very careful about the well being of the animals that we can keep at home. For example, I have a cat; and if having the cat would have been problematic to the animal itself and to us, I think that my family would not have accepted the cat. As a result, if we were given a big dog such as a German shepperd, I think that my family would decline the offer. Because we live in a flat, which is no place for such a big dog that needs much room. All in all, before choosing to keep an animal at home, people should consider whether the animal is going to be happy in their environment.

hello, Randall, my whole family loves animals, actually my house looks like a shelter, because we have two dogs ( a retriever and one podle), two cats, two squirrels and recently came a bird which can´t still fly.

hi! i'm from the philippines.my country is open with handling animals or having a pet in the house.the're are a lot of animas there, but the most common pets which are really pampered and counted as a member of the family are dogs and cats and birds.because they are more friendly and you would think that they are listening and responding to you..although there are some people who are fond of taking care of exotic animals like iguana,snakes etc most of the people would still wanted to have the dogs and cats. i still have the fresh memory with my dog when i was a child way back 1998.he was so sweet and loving dog.he always come to me and look at me eye to eye.so sad that he passed away after he had an injury following a motorcycle accident.i cried and eventhough it hurts me.i was still happy that he was part of our family and made me think that animals are also beings with heart and mind.

The most popular pets in Russia are cats and dogs. People don't bring exotic animal, because a climate is poor.I have two wonderful cats. My cats are very smart, cherful ang nice also they are independent unlike dogs.I picked up on the street one of my cats and I am very happy because this is an incredible pet.But I can't take in my house an exotic animal, I don't know how to care of it.

In Colombia to many people likes pets, but I think that all people have to work very much in the respect of the animals and the nature. Would be very good if bull fighting disappear from the face of the earth.

In Colombia to many people likes pets, but I think that all people have to work very much in the respect of the animals and the nature. Would be very good if bull fighting disappear from the face of the earth.

Hi, Randall,I'm candy from Taiwan. Recently I'm preparing for GEPT test. One day I found your website, so I started to train my listening skills by watching your video clips. They are very useful. Thank you. Hope I can train my speaking ability, too. Have a nice day:)

Hi everbody,First of all thank you Randall for this helpfull website. It is very useful and perfect to improve English.I grown up in a village and I had the change of adopting dogs, rabbits, birds and lambs. But according to our culture and religion we take care of them from outside the house and we do not treat them as a child. Also our religion encourage us to take pity on animals.Thanks

Hi everbody,First of all thank you Randall for this helpfull website. It is very useful and perfect to improve English. I've got a funny dog Grammy.She's 2 years old.She likes playing with water,swimming and going for a walk.Grammy has been living in my house for 2 years and she gives me lots of positiv emotions.She's smart,cute,energeric and she can understand me.It's stange,but she is enjoys carrots,strawberries and cucumbers.She is found of digging holes under the house.I am happy,because I've got this dog!

hello! my name is Wendy,i am from China.I have never had a pet,but i really want to raise a pet ,such as dog ,tortoise and hamster.In my opinion,raising a pet that can teach us how to care others and love animals.before i had not fixed residence and always rented the apartemnt,thus it was pretty hard to raise the pets.however now i have my own house,therefore i decidied to raise a pet once i go back to china .maybe it is hamster.because i think it is small and easy to raise.

Hi everybody. First of all, I would like to thank each and everybody for giving me a chance to express my opinion on exotic pet. My favourite exotic pet is sugar glider. In my point of view, sugar glider is a social creature which is ideal for old people and even children. Furthermore, sugar gilder also needs companionship. Sugar gliders are curious, intelligent and likes to play with people. I`m sure that sugar glider suit for people who are living in apartments. Thank you.

In my country, Brazil, there are no limits to create pets. I am 21 years old and I have never seen something like that (religious restrictions to create pets). Obviously, if a person that lives here has an individual religious restriction, you can understand, but in general, there is not.Here in Brazil, the most popular pets that people like to have are cats and dogs. I had a dog, but he died.Now I have two turtles and the age of them is about twenty years, they live a lot! I saw a TV show about turtles, and the guy that said that out of captivity, a turtle can live about 100 years! In captivity I do not know, but I will study about.

Where I live, Brazil, the most common types of pets are dogs and cats, like in United States I think.But you can see some different types of animals, for example birds, turtles and fishes too, these that I mentioned now, you can see in a lot of places, but if you compare the quantity of them with dogs and cats, you will see that it is less than.When you think about religion, Brazil will not be a country in your thoughts, because there are not religious restrictions here, the only exception is if the person has her/his own restriction, and it is not general.

I'm from Colombia, in my country we don't have a religions restrictions for have a pets. The cats and dogs are the most common pets, but the people have birds, rabbits and fish. Colombia have politicals about the wild animals and thats mean the people can't have thats types of species in their homes.

The question of whether or not a cat's love is real might seem ridiculous to those who do not own cats. Dogs might claim the title of man's best friend, but everyone who has lived with cats knows they're simply too awesome to want to be friends with. Some might argue, however, that those who own cats apply human characteristics to non-human entities. Well, those who argue that all animals take care of their young ones just because of instinct have obviously not spent time with a Cat and Cats. This article has helpful information about cats, together with just about everything you might want to know to help you and your precious cat in living together.

Planning a trip with your dog, cat, or other four-legged family member? Are you prepared? You have pet friendly hotels booked, airline reservation for your pet made, pet airline travel carrier bought (and pet familiarized with carrier), pet packed, and what else? Is that it? Nope, you need to rent a car. Most major car rental companies are http://catandcats.com/choose-the-best-cat-food/ friendly. That is, they allow pets to travel in their vehicles. However, all have restrictions and guidelines. Here are some common issues that people with pets face when renting a car.

Reasons to start a pet sitting business can be different, depending on whom you ask. Some motivation comes from those affected by the national rise in layoffs. For others, it might be the desire for a mid-life career change, or as a response to The American cat carrier Product Manufacturers Association estimation that Americans will spend an overall total of $43 billion on pets in 2008.

Whether it's all natural, green, holistic or organic, greener pet products are heavily influencing the choices pet owner consumers are making for their pets, as well as the decisions pet business owners cat carrier making for their companies. In the October 2007 Newsweek article "How to Cut your Carbon Pawprint", market-research firm Packaged Facts provides statistics of U.S.

Well,pets have a very long journey here in Vietnam. Before it,many people ate pets because of their delicious and it can also bring them luck.Nowadays,things have changed, and most people seem to disagree with that and the government are trying to change people from it so that pets can live peacefully.

Pets in my country are pretty common, but depends of the social status, for example, people in high status have pedigree’s dogs, however It is pretty common to meet pets on streets without owners, without vaccination. The country that I’m talking about is Ecuador